Tis Pity She's a Whore - Softcover

Ford, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1502990466 ISBN 13: 9781502990464

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

John Ford's tragedy, first printed in 1633, is the first major English play to take as its theme a subject still rarely handled: fulfilled incest between brother and sister. Like Shakespeare's Juliet, Annabella, accompanied by her down-to-earth nurse, is introduced to a series of suitors to her hand. Like Juliet, she finds all of them unsatisfactory - and rightly so, for the audience know that the nastiest of them is having an affair with her domineering aunt. Like Juliet, Annabella is wooed by a sensitive and passionate young man whose love she returns - but this young man happens to be her own brother, Giovanni. When they consummate their love and she, to avoid the scandal of extramarital pregnancy, agrees to marry her aunt's lover, the tragic outcome is inevitable

About this title

Review:

One of theatre's most ripping yarns. --Time Out London

Massai's survey of post-war productions of 'Tis Pity has been exhaustively done. --Times Literary Supplement

Book Description:

Student Text Guides are written by experienced teachers and examiners for the specific needs of students of AS/A-level English Literature, whether attempting a coursework assignment or revising for an examination. They are the perfect accompaniment to the set text, providing invaluable background and exam advice.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1502990466
• ISBN 13: 9781502990464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90
• Editor: Jonson Will